News
Man of Steel Review
14th Jun 2013Blind movie critic Jay Forry reviews new Superman movie Man of Steel ...more
UK Vision Strategy Conference 2013
11th Jun 2013Find out about the new strategy to tackle issues surrounding sight loss. ...more
Eddie Izzard records his first ever audiobook
11th Jun 2013The stand-up comedian, actor and writer joins Robert Kirkwood from the Talking Books show to find out why he wanted to narrate his first ever book. ...more
GB Blind Sailors Win Big in Japan
10th Jun 2013The GB Blind Sailing Team brought home two gold and silver from Japan. Leeanne Coyle spoke to Toby Davey who competed in the B3 category. ...more
Londoners Plunged Into Darkness For V.I. Awarness
10th Jun 2013Commuters in one of London's busiest train stations are being given the opportunity to take a sensory experience. Leeanne Coyle reports. ...more
UK Release Of Award Winning Disability Film
7th Jun 2013A film depicting three young, disabled men who are on a quest to lose their virginity has been released in UK cinemas. Leeanne Coyle reports ...more
One Hit Wonderland
28th May 2013For the first time ever, Tony Hawks book is presented WITH the music, only on RNIB's Insight Radio ...more
FIlm On Artist's Sight Loss Underway
22nd May 2013A film maker and artist have paired up to work on a project which will depict the story of a painter who is losing his sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa ...more
Easy Group Founder Awarding Disabled Entrepreneurs
15th May 2013Now in it's 7th year the Stelios Philanthropic Awards, along with Leonard Cheshire, serves to recognise disabled entrepreneurs with a £50,000 prize ...more
Visually Impaired Teenager Is Cricket Sensation
10th May 2013Lois Turner has been playing cricket for 5 years. She started playing the visually impaired version but soon realised she's just as good at the sighted sport ...more
Self Directed Support Scotland
10th May 2013Over the next two weeks, the RNIB's Insight Radio will be finding out everything you need to know about SDSS (Self Directed Support Scotland). ...more
Opening Your Eyes To Art
8th May 2013The Arts Council exists to ensure disabled artists are given a level playing field and disabled art lovers are given equal opportunitites. Leeanne Coyle found out more ...more
UK At Forefront Of Female Blind Cricket
8th May 2013The world is host to only two female blind cricket teams. One's in Nepal; guess where the other's based? ...more
A New Way To Audio Describe?
3rd May 2013Have you ever longed for more colourful audio description? The MAC Birmingham has decided to introduce a spoken word artist to add another dimension to the service ...more
Scottish Natural Heritage on RNIB's Insight Radio
1st May 2013Learn about accessing the Scottish outdoors and the Year of Natural Scotland with SNH and Insight Radio. ...more
Calling All Mums-To-Be!
23rd Apr 2013A new documentary series is hoping to reassure disabled women planning to have children and educate the viewing public on the different ways of parenting. But this can't be achieved without your help ...more
Is The NHS Getting Your Feedback?
19th Apr 2013The NHS all across Britain is under going changes that have or will affect everyone. RNIB wants to know if blind and partially sighted people are getting their say about it in an accessible way ...more
New Issue Of Vision Magazine Available
4th Apr 2013Insight Radio's Leeanne Coyle speaks to the editor of Vision Magazine Clare Conley about the latest issue of the popular mag ...more
Arlene Philips Launches Sight Loss Campaign
25th Mar 2013TV Judge and dancer, Arlene Philips is helping RNIB reinforce the importance of catching the condition Age Related Macular Degeneration before it begins to cause sight loss. Insight Radio's Leeanne Coyle found out more ...more
Award For RNIB Pears Centre
11th Mar 2013Early Edition's Steven Scott speaks to head teacher of RNIB Pears Centre Andy Moran to get his reaction to the latest OFSTED report. ...more
Spot The Signs Campaign Launched
5th Mar 2013People aged 50 and over are at greater risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which can cause sight loss in just three months. Leeanne Coyle speaks to Natasha Dickinson from RNIB about a new campaign to spot the danger signs of AMD, which affects over half a million ...more
Revolutionary Treatment For AMD Launched
28th Feb 2013A new device which could revolutionise treatment for the UK’s most common cause of blindness has just been launched. ...more
Is Samsung v Apple Putting Accessibility At Risk?
27th Feb 2013Does Samsung and Apple's legal sparring put accessibility at risk? ...more
Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond visits RNIB's Camden Studios
22nd Feb 2013Discussing the origins of one of the UK's best loved children's characters ...more
Project To Help Older People Take Control
7th Feb 2013A number of charities have joined forces with the Fire Service in Staffordshire to create a programme to help empower older people with sight loss ...more
RNIB and BT Tackle Digital Exclusion
28th Jan 2013More and more older people with sight loss are becoming excluded from the online community. RNIB and BT have released a report which reveals just how serious the problem is ...more
Say It Like It Is: The Rise and Rise Of Audio Blogging
24th Jan 2013More and more blind people are taking to audio blogging to air their views. Leeanne Coyle's asking why this is seen as a more effective way of communiciating: ...more
The Arts Gallery with Creative Scotland
24th Jan 2013The Arts Gallery is a brand-new accessible Arts series showcasing the huge range of inspiring and informative Scottish-wide accessible arts. ...more
Campaign To Stop Blue Badge Abuse in Scotland
22nd Jan 2013MSP Dennis Robertson hopes to tighten the law around the Blue Badge Scheme to stop mis-use and fraud. ...more
Blind YouTube Star Talks To Insight
21st Jan 2013Tommy Edison talks about being blind, his broadcasting career, and life as a YouTube star. ...more
Judy Finnigan on Insight Radio
18th Jan 2013TV presenter and writer Judy Finnigan talks about her new book 'Eloise'. ...more
RNIB's Technology Support Squad
3rd Jan 2013RNIB's Technology Support Squad is a team of hundreds of volunteers throughout the UK ready to help by phone or with a home visit enabling you to make the most of everyday technology ...more
Personal Independence Payment Campaign
3rd Jan 2013The criteria were published on 13 December 2012 and as a result of RNIB's high-profile campaign there have been significant improvements around mobility. However the Government still needs to provide clarification on what these latest changes mean for blind and partially sighted people. ...more
